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Voodoo 6 said:
I'll be making an Ipa for my first batch. Still need to get a boil kettle, so not sure when I will start brewing. Hopefully in the next week or so..
Congrats GS! What type of IPA are you going for? Do you have a LHBS in your area?Grass Snake said:
Voodoo 6 said:
Where do you buy grains? I plan on getting what I can from Winco here, they have good bulk prices..
I buy my base malts in bulk, but usually hit my LHBS for specialty malts, specialty hops, and yeast. They keep their yeast extemely fresh where I go. Most yeast they carry are within 2-3 weeks of the manufaturing date.
Thegreenchilemonster said:
I'll keep my eye on the manufacturing date of the yeast. Definitely would have over looked that, thanks.
I'm about through a sack of Maris Otter, and presently have a metric shit-ton of specialty grains, but plan to order batch-specific specialty grains and the yeast for most all batches going forward, and stock only MO, pils, and munich ...
I'll keep some flaked oats, barley, and rye, and some whole roasted barley and caramel 15/60, and some torrefied wheat on hand - because they don't get milled ...
That'll mean ordering tiny little mixed bags of milled specialty grains along with some yeast when needed ... which will be inexpensive (low weight) ...
No more stocking yeast and specialty grains for me, just
I'll keep some flaked oats, barley, and rye, and some whole roasted barley and caramel 15/60, and some torrefied wheat on hand - because they don't get milled ...
That'll mean ordering tiny little mixed bags of milled specialty grains along with some yeast when needed ... which will be inexpensive (low weight) ...
No more stocking yeast and specialty grains for me, just
Fresh yeast makes a huge difference, especially if you aren't making a yeast starter. I direct pitched a smack pack of 10 day old 1084 yeast into 6 gallons of stout wort at 1.077 about 48 hours ago, and it is already down to 1.026.Grass Snake said:
Think a keggle build is in the near future...
Dude at the LHBS thought it was funny I was planning a keggle build and haven’t even brewed my first batch...
you can still kick a brew off even if you have a 2 gallon brew pot using extracts and specialty grains. get the first batch going and while that one is going scale up. start it up brother.
think the key is to always have something fermenting. and lots of bottles. share with friends and have them save the bottles. haha
think the key is to always have something fermenting. and lots of bottles. share with friends and have them save the bottles. haha
Voodoo 6 said:
Yeah I need to get something going and quit kicking tires here. lol It will be soon tho
Thinking about buying this one...http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bayou-Classic-Stainless-Steel-10-Gallon-Spigot-Pot/351592804989?_trksid=p3984.c100021.m2047&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140205100147%26meid%3D4c5318a06608413c8effac576b3ae675%26pid%3D100021%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D291956849845
Do yer thing ...
It'll make three gal of huge beer if you are doing single vessel BIAB, and you boil up to (final post-boil volume) around 6-7 gallons without much assfuckery ...
Check the Spike kettle, though ...
http://spikebrewing.com/collections/10-gallon-stainless-kettles
It'll make three gal of huge beer if you are doing single vessel BIAB, and you boil up to (final post-boil volume) around 6-7 gallons without much assfuckery ...
Check the Spike kettle, though ...
http://spikebrewing.com/collections/10-gallon-stainless-kettles
Reading How To Brew by John Palmer at the moment...
Just found out my county doesn't permit Growler filling..stupid.
More reason for me to brew my own...
More reason for me to brew my own...
True.